Photo ID: 106044 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1517 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande A huge crane could be found at Burnham, used for any number of types of heaving lifting once done here. In the Rio Grande days, Burnham was the main maintenance facility for the railroad for both engines and rolling stock. Now, 28 years after the end of Rio Grande, its maintenance facility is in the process of being torn down. Major maintenance for UP will now be done in Little Rock, AR, or North Platte, NE. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106042 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1444 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande A look at Track 22 on the north side of Building #1 at Burnham. In a matter of months, this building (along with everything but two tracks) at Burnham will be gone. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106041 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1504 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande Until recently, with the closing of Burnham, you could find a transfer table here in this pit. If you are unfamiliar with a transfer table, it is similar to a turn table. But instead of rotating, it moving vertically back and forth to allow cars and engines to be put in different stalls in the buildings. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106040 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1661 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A fair number of Rio Grande cabooses have actually survived well past the end of the caboose era and the end of Rio Grande. One such example is caboose 01447, which is seen here in Burnham Yard in pristine condition. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106039 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1541 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Classic Rio Grande crane #027 as seen sitting on a track on the west edge of Burnham. The crane, once used to assist in the cleanup of derailments or any heavy maintenance, will soon be finding a new home with the closing of Burnham four months earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106038 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 2054 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande One of my personal favorite models of engines of all time! EMD (Electro-Motive Division, at that time) had a very unique look to it. It was, in my opinion, a very classy look. Nice to know that a couple Rio Grande GP30s will be preserved. DRGW 3011 is at the Colorado Railroad Museum, awaiting funds for restoration. DRGW 3006 is owned by a private individual who, as far as I know, also intends to restore the classic unit, which will soon celebrate 55th birthday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106037 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1781 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A side view of Rio Grande GP30 #3006. This unit is now owned by Daniel Quait, who intends to preserve the engine. It has been stored in Burnham for nearly 20 years, when it was retired from active service. From here, it will be need to be moved to a new home as the tracks at Burnham are being ripped out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106036 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1826 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande A 3/4 roster shot of Rio Grande GP30 #3006 as seen from the back end. This GP30 was actually still be used on locals into the late 1990s. That's why you will find a pair of ditch lights on the back end of 3006. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106035 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 4, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 2271 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rio Grande Burnham Shops in Denver was shut down by Union Pacific on Valentine's Day, 2016. By the start of June, crews were well on their way to ripping out track. Equipment owned by Daniel Quait, including Rio Grande GP30 #3006, still sit on one of the yard tracks on the west side. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105788 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1480 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande The main entrance to the Burnham Shops off of Seminole Road. The gates for Burnham were still open on this morning. But that will only be the case for another week. The gates closed permanently on Valentine's Day, 2016. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105787 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1751 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande Empty rails. Sadly, after being the main maintenance facility for Rio Grande for decades (and a major facility for UP as well for nearly two decades), Burnham Shops are closing. All the power that was once stored here has been moved to places such as North Platte, NE and Grand Junction, CO. Soon, these tracks and the buildings will be ripped up and this scene will turn from railroad/industrial to residential. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105786 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1612 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande In a couple of years, this picture will be radically different! The track in the foreground, one of RTD's Light Rail tracks, will still be there. And the the next track over will likely still be there (so UP can serve a few customers along the line), but the rest of the tracks and the buildings will all be replaced with condos and apartments as UP has sold the Burnham property to a developer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105785 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1498 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande A rack of "blue flags" sits alongside the empty tracks at Burnham. While you expect Rio Grande power to disappear over time and things like signals to be replaced, I have to admit I never really thought about the possibility of Burnham closing. Definitely came as a shock. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105784 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1561 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande The main engine shops at Burnham. As of this picture, Burnham only had a week of life left in it. No work, other than cleanup, is happening inside those buildings. Only a skeleton crew of workers remains to facilitate the cleanup. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105783 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 7, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burnham Shops Denver, CO 1533 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific, Rio Grande One of the many buildings at Burnham, soon to torn down as Rio Grande's main maintenance facility approaches the end of its life. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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